DIAPIRIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DIAPIRIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIAPIRIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIAPIRIC is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIAPIRIC
No single letter turns DIAPIRIC into another word.
How DIAPIRIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIAPIRIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIAPIRIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIAPIRIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to a diapir, a mass of rock or salt pushing upward through overlying layers.
Salt domes are the classic diapiric structures, because the light salt rises through heavier rock. Oil geologists care about them as they can trap petroleum.
How DIAPIRIC is used
Geological jargon, used for folds, domes and intrusions.
- The survey found a diapiric salt dome.
- Diapiric movement bent the strata upward.
- They studied diapiric structures offshore.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIAPIRIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DIAPIRIC
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Common questions about DIAPIRIC
- Is DIAPIRIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIAPIRIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIAPIRIC worth?
- DIAPIRIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIAPIRIC mean?
- Relating to a diapir, a mass of rock or salt pushing upward through overlying layers.
- What letters can be added to DIAPIRIC?
- No single letter can be added to DIAPIRIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIAPIRIC:
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